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Buyer activity in the Twin Cities housing market continued its strong run in July, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) based on data from the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc.For the 13th consecutive month, there were more pending sales than there were a year ago. July saw 5,174 signed purchase [...]

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Our preferred Home Owners Insurance agent for The MN Real Estate Show, Brian DeMartino with Farmers Insurance has written the following list of commonly asked insurance questions.  Please feel free to contact Brian if you have other questions about your current home owners policy or future insurance needs. Find his contact information on MN Real Estate [...]

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Utilities – Public Electric Companies • Minnesota Valley Electric (MVEC): (952) 492-2313 ________________________________________ Gas Service Centerpoint Energy  (612) 372-4720 ________________________________________ Cable TV Service Mediacom (800) 332-0245 ________________________________________ Phone Service Integra Telecom (952) 226-7000  ________________________________________ Prior Lake City Water Utility Billing and Rates Call Utility Billing at (952) 447-9843 or (952) 447-9844 with any questions you [...]

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Utilities – Public Electric Companies • Dakota Electric Association (651) 463-6212 • Xcel Energy (800) 895-4999 ________________________________________ Gas Service • Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (800) 889-9508 ________________________________________ Cable TV Service Frontier Communications provides satellite television, high-speed internet, and phone services to Farmington residents and businesses. For more information on residential installation and customer service, please call [...]

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Utilities – Public Electric Companies • Dakota Electric Association (651) 463-6212 • Xcel Energy (800) 895-4999 ________________________________________ Gas Service • Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation (800) 889-9508 • CenterPoint Energy (612) 372-4727 ________________________________________ Cable TV Service Charter Communications is the only cable television provider in Lakeville. Charter also provides high-speed internet and telephone services to Lakeville [...]

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A proposed switch to a trimester schedule next year may give students more choices, use teachers more effectively and raise test scores, advocates say. By SARAH LEMAGIE, Star Tribune A typical day at Farmington High School will be pretty different for students next fall, and not just because they’ll be getting off the bus in [...]

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The MN Real Estate Show now has a vendor blog.  Some of our participating show vendors post information with industry updates.  See the recent post from Greg Nelson of Olson-Thielen CPAs. Check out the blog at mnrealestateshow.com/Blog Tune into the MN Real Estate Show every Saturday from 3pm – 5pm on KTLK 100.3 If you [...]

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A Realtor can offer you many suggestions to prepare your home so it looks its best when being shown to a buyer. Check to make sure you’ve done everything you can, inside and out, to make your home as attractive as possible in the eyes of the buyer. First impressions last. Homes that look their [...]

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This weekend on the MN Real Estate Show we talked about Renting out a Property versus Selling the Property as a Rent to Own.  I just want to recap the discussion of this topic and a couple of pros and cons of each option. Renting out a property – In the current Twin Cities real [...]

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